Spacelab life sciences 1 - Reprints of background life sciences publicationsResults from investigations conducted in preparation for the first Spacelab life-sciences mission are summarized in selected previously published papers. Topics discussed are the role of calcium in osteoporosis, orthostaic hypotension, cardiovascular adjustments to gravitational stress, cell biology, exposure to stressful environments, heart-lung interactions in aerospace medicine, effects of weightlessness on human fluid and electrolyte physiology, macular bioaccelerometers on earth and in space, and metabolism of nonessential N-15-labeled amino acids and the measurement of human whole-body protein synthesis rates.
Document ID
19910054878
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Book
Authors
White, Ronald (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Leonard, Joel (Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co. Washington, DC, United States)